Atypus muralis
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Atypus muralis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Atypidae |
Genus: | Atypus |
Species: | A. muralis
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Binomial name | |
Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890
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Atypus muralis is a mygalomorph spider from Central Europe to Turkmenistan. It is very similar to Atypus piceus, but the posterior spinnerets consist of four instead of three segments.[1] They also build tubes that can be up to 1 m deep. Females grow to around 12 mm, while males grow to 9 mm.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-56710-9, p. 46
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